Cacilda Borges Barbosa
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Cacilda Campos Borges Barbosa (18 May 1914 – 6 August 2010) was a Brazil
ian pianist, conductor
and composer
. She was one of the pioneers of electronic music
in Brazil.
, Brazil
and graduated from the National School of Music of Brazil. She studied with Antônio Francisco Braga
, piano with P. Chaves, harmony with Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez
and theory with Lima Coutinho. After completing her education, Barbosa worked as a dance pianist playing waltzes and chorinhos, and in the 1950s was conductor of the Radio Center Drive orchestra.
Barbosa worked with Heitor Villa-Lobos
from 1930, and served as director of the Instituto Villa-Lobos. She became a professor for chamber ensemble of the National School of Music at the University of Brazil and professor of counterpoint and fugue at the Popular School of Music Education. She also directed a number of orchestras and choir ensembles.
together with pieces for teaching piano students. Selected works include:
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian pianist, conductor
Conducting
Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
and composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
. She was one of the pioneers of electronic music
Electronic music
Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology in its production. In general a distinction can be made between sound produced using electromechanical means and that produced using electronic technology. Examples of electromechanical sound...
in Brazil.
Life
Barbosa was born in Rio de JaneiroRio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
and graduated from the National School of Music of Brazil. She studied with Antônio Francisco Braga
Antônio Francisco Braga
Antônio Francisco Braga was a Brazilian music composer.Antônio Francisco Braga studied with Luiz António de Moura and Carlos de Mesquita. In 1886 he founded the Sociedade de Concertos Populares. As the Brazilian Republic was declared in 1889, his composition Hino à bandeira was adopted as the...
, piano with P. Chaves, harmony with Oscar Lorenzo Fernandez
Oscar Lorenzo Fernández
Oscar Lorenzo Fernández was a Brazilian composer of Spanish descent.-Life:...
and theory with Lima Coutinho. After completing her education, Barbosa worked as a dance pianist playing waltzes and chorinhos, and in the 1950s was conductor of the Radio Center Drive orchestra.
Barbosa worked with Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos
Heitor Villa-Lobos was a Brazilian composer, described as "the single most significant creative figure in 20th-century Brazilian art music". Villa-Lobos has become the best-known and most significant Latin American composer to date. He wrote numerous orchestral, chamber, instrumental and vocal works...
from 1930, and served as director of the Instituto Villa-Lobos. She became a professor for chamber ensemble of the National School of Music at the University of Brazil and professor of counterpoint and fugue at the Popular School of Music Education. She also directed a number of orchestras and choir ensembles.
Works
Barbosa composed a number of works, many with a strong Brazilian theme. She also composed a number of pieces of orchestral music and chamber musicChamber music
Chamber music is a form of classical music, written for a small group of instruments which traditionally could be accommodated in a palace chamber. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small number of performers with one performer to a part...
together with pieces for teaching piano students. Selected works include:
- Procissão da Chuva - Poem: Wilson Rodrigues
- Estudos Brasileiros
- Trio for Reeds
- Rio de Janeiro Suite for strings (1st mov)
- Rio de Janeiro Suite for strings (2nd mov)
- Little Entrance Music